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The blood pressure is controlled by the hormone

A. Vasopressin

B. Oxytocin

C. Oestrogen

D. Testasterone

Correct Answer :

A. Vasopressin


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Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

A. Cancer

B. Rabies

C. AlDS

D. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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The animal that excretes uric acid

A. Monkey

B. Lizard

C. Mouse

D. Elephant

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It is possible to produce seedless tomato fruits by

A. applying trace elements in tomato fields

B. spraying mineral solution on plants

C. spraying harmones on flowers

D. applying fertilizers containing radioactive elements

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Which element in chillies causes burning sensations?

A. Capsaicin

B. Cyanogen

C. Ammonia

D. Capsicum

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The hormones are carried to target organs through the

A. blood

B. lymph

C. water

D. corpuscles

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Eye is an organ that can be called as

A. Phonoreceptor

B. Thigmoreceptor

C. Photoreceptors

D. Rheoreceptor

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Riboflavin is otherwise known as

A. vitamin B-complex

B. vitamin B2

C. vitamin A

D. vitamin E

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Lizards, snakes, crocodiles and turtles belong to the class

A. Aves

B. Reptilia

C. Mammalia

D. Amphibia

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The function of a cell wall is

A. to give definite shape to the cell

B. to provide mechanical strength and protection to the cell

C. to prevent the cell from desiccation

D. All the above

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Geotropism is reaction of plants to the stimulus of

A. earth

B. light

C. sound

D. gravity

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Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to

A. tetanus

B. mumps

C. pyorrhoea

D. ulcers

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Nekton are those organisms

A. which cannot be netted

B. which are independent of tides and waves

C. which have long necks

D. None of the above

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The mouth of a river opening into the sea is termed as

A. shore line

B. littoral zone

C. continental shelf

D. estuary

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When a movement of a plant organ is stimulated by contact with an object, it is termed

A. heliotropism

B. geotropism

C. haptotropism

D. gardening

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Leafy trees help in preventing

A. Land pollution

B. Water pollution

C. Noise pollution

D. Air pollution

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The organ that produces antibodies in our body is

A. pancreas

B. salivary gland

C. liver

D. gonads

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Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of

A. light

B. sound

C. touch

D. smell

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy refers to

A. Brain Fever

B. Mad Cow Disease

C. Enteric Fever

D. Poultry Diarrhoea

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Hydrotropism means the growth of roots

A. away from water

B. towards water

C. into water

D. out of water

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Vitamin D is manufactured in a healthy human being by the action of _______ on the skin and absorbed in the blood stream.

A. ozone

B. radium

C. moonlight

D. sunlight

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The cavities of the brain are filled with

A. Blood

B. Lymph

C. Water

D. Cerebrospinal fluid

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Somato Tropic Hormone is concerned with

A. Body growth

B. Metamorphosis

C. Digestion

D. Reproduction

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The theory that all animals and plants are made up of cells and they could arise only from pre-existing cells was propounded by

A. Robert Hooke

B. Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann

C. Purkinije

D. Leuwenhoek

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The insect vector for the disease Leishmaniasis is

A. Tsetse fly

B. Culex

C. Phlebotomus

D. Anopheles

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Vitamin D deficiency leads to

A. sterility

B. pellagra

C. rickets

D. capillary fragility

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The thrombocytes are associated with

A. blood coagulation

B. transport of respiratory gases

C. removal of nitrogenous wastes

D. All the above

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Bio indicators are

A. stains

B. pH indicators

C. weather indicators

D. soil indicators

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Saliva flows at the sight of food. This action is

A. involuntary

B. voluntary

C. a reflex

D. causative

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The metallic part of haemoglobin is

A. copper

B. molybdenum

C. nickel

D. iron

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The term 'Fauna' means

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. neither

D. Both